Cybersport.ru continues to take stock of 2019. In this article, we calculated how much Dota 2 teams have earned over the past 12 months, and posted information on the infographic.
For the second year in a row, the first place in the ranking of all teams in the world Ogwho won The international 2019. Her prize income increased by almost $ 4.5 million compared to 2018.
The second command on the list is Team liquid – rose from the fourth line of last year’s rating. As in the case of OG, most of the prize money brought a good result on TI9. There, the previous Liquid squad, who left the club after the tournament and founded his organization Nigma, reached the grand finals.
Third place went to PSG.LGD. Finalist The international 2018 at the last TI failed to repeat the success. Compared to the rating of 2018, the Chinese team lost one line and almost $ 2 million in prize money.
The first place in the ranking of prizes among teams in the CIS again went to Virtus.pro. In the list with all the teams in the world, VP lost three positions – 9-12th place at The International 2019 allowed her to earn only $ 1.3 million compared to last year’s $ 3.1 million.
The second TI9 participant from the region also got into the top 3 prize ratings in the CIS Natus vincere and Gambit esports, which several times reached the finals of minors and other top tournaments outside the Dota Pro Circuit. NAVI increased its revenue almost three times compared to last year ($ 624 thousand against $ 232 thousand), and Gambit became richer by almost 15 times – in 2018 the team won $ 35 thousand.
In parentheses are places in the world ranking
Cybersport.ru also holds a vote for the best players from the CIS in three disciplines – Dota 2, CS: GO and League of Legends. You can leave your vote on the page of the New Year’s special project. There you can also find links to materials for the year and media ratings for e-sportsmen, commentators, analysts and top managers.
Other 2019 results in e-sports and games:
- Key events in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
- Dendi steals cheese, Arteezy guards the mountain. The most fun moments of 2019 in Dota 2.
- Russophobia and politics. The main esports scandals in 2019.